Releasable curtain-roller mounting



H. H. SCHROYER RELEASABLE CURTAIN ROLLER MOUNTING Feb. 25, 1930. 7

Filed March 11, 1927 WWW *uum Q w i QQK mm W ' INVENTOR I? /7 0/0 (1 BY W Patented at. 25; 1930 UNITED stares PATENTJ'VOFFICE j HARRY H. SCI-IROYEB,'OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO MGR-TON MANUFACTUR:

ING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OFILLILTOIS V BELEASAIBLE CURTAIN-ROLLER MOUNTING 1 Application filed March 11, 1927. Serial No.174,650.

This; invention relates to an improved resilient mounting spring adapted to facilitate the removal or mounting of acurtain roller in a window frame;

It is an object of this invention to provide a bowed spring bracket for use on a window frame whereby a curtain roller may be easily mounted in place for use or rei ,moved by merely compressing the improved resilient bracket. It is also an object of this invention to provide a bowed spring bracket adapted to carry a bearing socket permitting the gud- V geon at one end of'a curtain roller tobe easily mounted in place in said bearing socket or removed therefrom when the spring bracket'is compressed.

It is an important ob ect of this invention 1 to provide an improved releasable curtain roller and a pair of supporting sockets one of which is carried by a spring bracket whichis adapted to be mounted on one of the. window frame stiles, permitting the roller to be easily mounted in place or removed from engagement with its respective supporting sockets.

A further object is to provide a single piecespring' metal bracket which will effectively retain a shade roller in position I in a window frame and which will compensate for shade rollers of slightly different lengths. p

Other and further important objects of *disclosu res in the specification and the accompanying drawings. I :This invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter 'more fully described- On the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a curtain roller and an improved mounting spring embodyingthe principles of this invention, showing fragmentary portions of this invention will, be apparent from the window frame jambs between which the device is mounted.

ure 1.

V Figure 3 is a longitudinal section'of the spring bracket. I

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numerals 1 and 2 indicate a pair of window frame side members or' jambs between which a spring curtain roller is adapted to be easily mounted or removed. Rigidly mounted by means of screws it, or other suitable means, upon the inner face of the frame jamb 1 is a roller supporting socket or bearing 5. provided with a suitablev recess or aperture for removably receiving a pin or gudgeonfiaxially projecting from one. end of the roller 3.

Projecting axially from the pther endof the v nates in a flat" apertured shank 11. Retain ing screws 12' project through the openings p in thebracketshank 11 to holdsaidspring' bracket mounted in place on the inner face Figure 2 is an elevational view of the springbracket taken on line II-II of- Fig of the frame jamb 2. The upper end of the,

bowed spring bracket 10 is curled to form a hook shaped contact head 13' which frictionally seats against the inner face of the. frame jamb 2, as clearly illustrated in Fig- 11181; @Q From the description it will be notedthat a simplified form of resilient mounting. has

been provided for a spring curtain roller, permitting the curtain roller to be easily mountedin place by first engagingthe gudgeon 6.

in' the supporting socket 5" and then com-' pressing the bowed spring bracket 10 to per mit the gudgeon 7 at the other end of the roller 3 to be engaged in the resiliently supported socket or bearing member 8 carried by the spring bracket 10. Upon release of the compressed spring bracket 10 said bracket willspring back intoits bowed normal position holding the socket 8 in resilient engagement with the gudgeon 7, thereby supporting the roller 3 in an operative position ready for use. To remove the roller from its support 7 it is only'necessar'y to compress the spring bracket 10 to release the gudgeon 7, permitting the roller to be removed from its engagement with the socket 5.

While the improved resilient mounting spring or bracket 10 is shown secured in posis tion upon the inner face of the frame jamb 2 it will, of course, be understood that the mounting bracket 10 may be conveniently seated-within a slot within the jamb 2 allowing the socket 8 to project sufiicient ly to recei've the roller gudgeon 7 vlVith the'iniproved type of spring bracket 10 attention is called to the fact that rollers of different length be rotatably mounted in the supporting bearings 5 and 8, since any variation in the length of rollers used will be taken up by the spring bracket 10;

The use of the bowed spring bracket 10 assures firm support of the shade roller in its brackets'as the bracket 10 urges the roller 3 against the other'bracke't 5.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a'wide range without departing from the principles of this inven-{ tion, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art. I claim as'my invention:

1. A curtain roller bracket mounting comprising a bowed plate spring, an apertured flat shank integrally formed on one end thereof to permit mounting of the-bowed spring, a rolled head integrally formed on the other endof said bowed spring and adapted to have sliding engagement with the support on Illinois.

HARRY H. SCHRO'YER.

which the mounting is engaged, and a roller gudgeon receiving socket mounted on the convex face of said bowed platespring.

2. A shade roller bracket formed from a single piece of spring'metal having a flat lower attachingportion and a bowedupper portion, and a socket secured to said bowed portion, the end of the bowed'portion remote from the attaching. portion being rolled outwardly and free to move.

3. A shade roller mounting comprising a socket member for receiving one end of a shaderoller', a bracket for the other end of said roller, saidbracket comprising a flat spring" member having an apertured lower attachingportionformed from a single piece of springmetal and'a' bowed upper portion 

